Aug 18, 2024 … Heavenly Praise To God …

Aug 18, 2024 … Heavenly Praise To God  …    

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  to hearThe Maranatha Singers, with music and lyrics, singing Sing Hallelujah, calling on fellow Christians to sing our praises to God in ALL of life’s circumstances.  

 

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Highlight Passage: … Revelation 19:4  [NLT] … 

4 Then the twenty-four elders and the four living beings fell down and worshiped God, who was sitting on the throne. They cried out, “Amen! Praise the Lord!” 

… John sees those in heaven singing “Hallelujah” - i.e., praises - to God for His victory over evil.                                     

Highlight Passage (in context); … Revelation 19:1-8 NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle John sees those in heaven singing praises to God.                                                

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Reference Passage: … 2 Samuel 22:47-51  [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK … </b> 

… King David sings His praises to God for His provision of safety from the enemies of God.        

Reference Passage: … Psalms 150 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… God, thru His Psalmist, likely King David, calling on all who have breath, to praise God. 

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 25:1 [NLT] …   

1 O LORD, I will honor and praise Your name, for You are my God.  You do such wonderful things!  You planned them long ago, and now You have accomplished them.    

… God’s Prophet, Isaiah, praises God for all He has done.                    

Reference Passage: … Colossians 3:16  [NLT] …  

16 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.   

… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to sing songs and prayers to praise God in all circumstances.  

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 13:15  [NLT] …  

15 Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to His name..   

… God, thru the Author of Hebrews, calls on Christians to offer up continual sacrifices of praise two God.  

Reference Passage: … James 5:13  [NLT] …   

13 Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises..   

… James charges Christians to offer up prayers and songs praising God, even when they (we) are suffering hardships.   

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author, Lisa M Samra  -  AT THIS LINK  -    related a personal story about hearing a school chorus singing a song of praise to God in Spanish; and tho the ODB author could not understand most of the lyrics, she could see the joy on the faces of the chorus as they sang of “Aleluya” (or “Hallelujah”) which she knew meant praises to God.     

And if my readers have taken in the linked song and meditated on the passages from God’s word, shared above, I hope all of us have a heart which expresses our praise to God, … no matter what we are facing in life today.             

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for  the grace to praise You today, Lord, as I face the challenges of life.        

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying that those who read with me here will join me to offer up a profound “Hallelujah” as we face the hardships of life.  

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